On the Amendment S.Amdt. 857: Menendez Amdt. No. 857; To extend loan limits for programs of the government-sponsored enterprises, the Federal Housing Administration, and the Veterans Affairs Administration, and for other purposes.
Result: Agreed to (60-38-1, 1 member not voting, 3/5...
9:55pm The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Reid motion to proceed to S.1723, Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011. Not Agreed To: 50-50
The Senate will conduct up to 27 votes, with 17 expected roll call votes, in relation to the following shortly:
- cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1723
- cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1726
- Landrieu #781, as modified, with the changes which are at the desk (expected voice vote);
- Kohl...
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1723; A bill to provide for teacher and first responder stabilization.
Result: Rejected (50-50, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 917: Vitter Amdt. No. 917; To reestablish the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be provided by the taxpayers to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Result: Rejected (41-57-1, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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We are close to reaching an agreement to begin a long series of roll call votes shortly-in the next 5-10 minutes or so. The first votes will be on the following:
- Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1723, Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
- Cloture on the...
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1726; A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Result: Rejected (57-43, 3/5 threshold)
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1723; A bill to provide for teacher and first responder stabilization.
Result: Rejected (50-50, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Nomination: Confirmation John Edgar Bryson, of California, to be Secretary of Commerce
Result: Confirmed (74-26, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Nomination: Confirmation John Edgar Bryson, of California, to be Secretary of Commerce
Result: Confirmed (74-26, 1/2 threshold)
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The Senate is now in Executive Session and is considering Calendar #410, the nomination of John Bryson to be Commerce Secretary. Senator Reid announced that we expect debate time to be yielded back and a vote on confirmation of the Bryson nomination between 6:30pm and 7:30pm tonight. When a roll...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 860: Grassley Amdt. No. 860; To ensure accountability in Federal grant programs administered by the Department of Justice.
Result: Rejected (46-54, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 879: Merkley Amdt. No. 879 As Modified; To prohibit amounts appropriated under this Act to carry out parts A and B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, from being expended unless all the steel, iron, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 860: Grassley Amdt. No. 860; To ensure accountability in Federal grant programs administered by the Department of Justice.
Result: Rejected (46-54, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 879: Merkley Amdt. No. 879 As Modified; To prohibit amounts appropriated under this Act to carry out parts A and B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, from being expended unless all the steel, iron, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the...